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Reissued Sept. 20, .1927.

- UNITEDSTATES PATENT or I r'annnmo YAQFAIRBROIHEB, or raovrnnncn, RHODE ISLAND.

Re. 16,741 FICE.

JEWELRY COMPONENT.

original No. 1,566,345, time December 22, 1925, seriaim. eavmanled may 7, 1923. Application for i i reilsue filed August 4-, 1927. Serial No. 210,686. 1

- .;;M v ntion relates to a jewelry component or finding adapted for embodiment in the manufacture of ornaments or jewelry.

and capable of being'madenp' into different ornamental forms, according to the desire of the jeweler or his customers. I

The present invention embodies a comp nent having a relatively rigid body port on with a plurality of faces or sides'and which may be ornamented in any desired manner and an end portion or portions of less cross sectional area than the rigid portion and freely bendable in all directions so that the components may be readily madeup into the desired ornaments or articles of ornamental form, with or without gems or the like.

The present invention in .one of its many forms is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon forms a part of the specification, and in which,'

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of one form of my novel component, v a

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the. same,

Fig. 3 is a, cross-section on the line 33 of Fig. 1,

Fig. {4 is a cross-section on. the line H of Figure 1, and F i 5 is afront elevation of one of the many forms of jewelry articles that can be made from my components.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the views.

In the construction illustrated my component is of metal, preferably precious metal plated, comprising a relatively rigid or semi-rigid body portion 10 having an end portion or portions 11, each tapering to a freely pliable portion 12. The latter, as illustrated, are preferably cylindrical, which is most suitable for bending in all directions or entwining'int-o desired designs, while the portion 10 is herein shown as being angular in cross section, but which may be made in any desired shape.

The front or face 14 of the portion 10 is shown as being provided with alongitudinal series of cavities 16. In this instance the central cavity is the largest, and the remaining cavities gradually diminish in size toward the ends of the series. The front face is adapted to hold gems such as pearls, imitation gems or enamel or the like and the cavities are herein shown as holding embedded gemsr The component is preferably made of one piece of metal and by reason of the greater relatively extended width of the body portion as wellas its angular cross-see tional shape assures relatively great'mechanical strength thereto and when this component is combined with other units, further stiffening may be secured by having that part of the. component adjacent to other units a-ttached to each other preferably by solder, as shown in the article illustrated-in Figure 5.

In Fig. 5 is shown in front elevation one article of jewelry which may be formed by bending, interengaging and soldering .to gether, three of my components. In this showing gems or other ornaments 17 are mounted in the cavities 16.

It will be observed that the rigidity and relative amplitude of the portion 10 is particularly adapted to forming the ornamental portion of any ultimate structure, while the relatively reduced portions 12 are, because of their relative size or pliability, adapted to facile bending to assume any desired or required form.

The construction thus allowing any desired irregularity to-the shape of the body portion to be offset or counterbalanced in the final form by properly arranging the pliable portions to sired.

No particular method of making this component is'claimed, as any method usual in making jewelry or similar articles may be employed. For economy in the use of material and for facility in constructing jewelry obtain the general contour deit is preferable that the component be made portions 10 and 12 in the same component as shown in Figure 5,

'10; it willbe noted that the interengaging will substantially strengthen both portions thereof, thereby requiring the use of less material in the component. The component has been illustrated w1th plain surfaces, but it may be given any ornamental configuration that will-not impair its functions or structure. Only a single unit or section of my component is herein shown, but itwill be understood that the unit shown may be repeated in a length of stock of indefinite extent or units of je elry of other designs may be formed by the use of my components. In other words, the component is obviously capable of forming either singly or in combinations or in various combinations numerous and varied ornamental articles, and the structure shown in Fig. 5 is more suggestive than typical.

Having thus described one illustrative embodiment of my invention, it is understood that the specific terms are used in a descriptive sense only, and are not for thepurpose of limitation, the scope of the invention being defined by the appended claims.

I claim: r

1. As an improved article of manufacture, ajewelry component made from a metal adapted to the jewelry art, comprising a pliable end portion substantially circular in cross-section and'an ornamental body portion comparatively rigid and having a pluversely relatively rigid, the component being 7 or similar ornaments.

adapted for making articles of jewelry and ornamental objects of similar construction.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a jewelry component composed of a metal adapted to the jewelry art, comprisin g a substantially rigid portion having means for holding gems and a tapered portion at one end thereof, freely pliable inall directions, the rigid portion having a plurality of faces and being of greater cross area than the end portion, and applicable in making jewelry 4. As an improved article of manufacture, a component made of a metal adapted to the jewelry art, comprising a substantially rigid portion formed to receive ornamentation, a tapered portion at the end thereof, and an end portion joined to the rigid portion by said tapered portion, the end portion being freely bendable in all directions and the rigid portion having a plurality of faces and applicable to cooperate with other components in making jewelry and articles of similar construction. I

5. As an article of manufacture, an ornament composed of metals adapted to the jewelry art, comprising a substantially rigid body portion having a plurality of faces, a taperingportion at an end thereof, and an end portion joined to therigid portion by said tapering portion, the end portion being freely bendable in all directions and being bent or folded back upon said body portion to form therewith an ornamental figure and to stiffen and support the whole.

FREDERIO A. FAIRBROTHER. 

